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Remembering Oronto Douglas

This is a tribute to human rights lawyer, environmental activist, author, intellectual, politician, government official and champion for the weak and vulnerable, Oronto Natei Douglas (1966 – 2015)

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Oronto Natei Douglas (1966 – 2015): An Exceptional Enthusiast for Justice and Development, By Ipigansi Okumo

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'Life is short. Life is short. Life is short. Make hay while the sun shines. Make hay while the sun shines. Make hay while...
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TRIBUTE: Oronto Douglas – The Man Who Walked His Talk [MUST READ]

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One of the most painful experiences in someone’s life is to helplessly watch your loved one die. It is a traumatic pain and sorrow...
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‘Our Father Taught Us Not To Discriminate’ – Oronto Douglas’ Children [INTERVIEW]

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Oronto Douglas, the late environmental rights activist, leader and lawyer, may have passed away in 2015, felled by stomach cancer, but his legacy of...
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Tribute: Men Like Oronto Douglas Don’t Die, By Nnimmo Bassey

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by Nnimmo Bassey My last meeting with Oronto was barely a week before his passing. He had sent me a text message inviting me over...
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#Tribute: Oronto Douglas – An Ijaw Who Built Bridges Everywhere In Nigeria

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by Lasisis Olagunju He was not a president. He was not even a governor and, yet, he enjoyed the kind of aura you find around...
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Oronto Douglas: One Of The Best Of My Generation, By Yinka Odumakin

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A friend of about 28 years, Oronto Douglas breathed the last in the early hours of Thursday, April 9, 2015 after about seven years...
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Oronto Natei Douglas: A Man Of Uncommon Courage, By Akinbode Oluwafemi

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by Akinbode Oluwafemi My last lunch with Oronto was on February 22, 2015. The venue was his hotel room on the  9thfloor of Eko Hotels,...
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My Journey With The Amazing Oronto Douglas, By Ipigansi Okumo

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by Ipigansi Okumo At 5:00am on Thursday 9th April, 2015, a great journey filled with lofty hopes and ideas came to a painful end. It...
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‘Men like Oronto Douglas do not die’: A Tribute, By Andy Rowell

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by Andy Rowell Nigeria lost one of its most iconic, out-spoken and passionate advocates for social and environmental justice last week with the cruelly early...
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The Rebel, Oronto Douglas: Memorial For A Friend (READ)

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by Daphne Wysham If they knew him at all, the world knew Oronto Douglas as the former attorney for the writer, playwright and Ogoni human...
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